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Asking what the future holds for women
Former Labour MSP MARLYN GLEN reports on a useful meeting at Edinburgh University that has been misrepresented in the media
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Researchers PAUL HOLDEN and JESSICA MURRAY are calling for whistleblowers and documentary records to uncover how Labour Together helped build the parliamentary majority that now dominates the Labour Party
ASKING what the future holds for women might seem non-controversial but the meeting held at the University of Edinburgh on Women’s Sex-based Rights: What Does (and should) the Future Hold? brought out a big crowd, including academics, cross-party MSPs, activists, Trade Unionists, workers from the women’s sector and students - some in their teens.
The attraction was an exceptional panel who all spoke calmly and rationally, were respectful but plain-speaking and were looking for solutions to an increasingly worrying challenge.
Interestingly for an event at a university, there was very visible security and the audience members were processed thoroughly using photo identification. There was a mainly silent, peaceful protest on the other side of the street but sadly the security was necessary to protect one of the speakers when she exited.
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